Juicy, mouthwatering, eye-catching - Nigerian minced beef pies or meat pies are definitely to die for. But you must have in mind that they are
MEAT pies and not CARROT OR POTATOE pies which means you should ensure that the
pie is meatylicious i.e. stuffed with lots of minced beef. I bet you’d love this.
Ingredients
For the
filling:
Minced Meat 480g
1 diced onion
3 medium diced potatoes
2 medium diced carrots
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp thyme leaves
Knorr Cube
2 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoon of Plain flour
(thickening the filling)
Salt, to taste
2 cups of cold water
For
the dough:
Plain flour 500g
Margarine 200g (Commonly Stork) or any
butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
About a cup of water
One whisked egg
Preparing the Filling:
In
a pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil, pour the diced onions and stir until lightly brown.
Add
the minced meat, seasoning it with the curry powder, thyme leaves and knorr
cube. Fry until brown, then add a cup of water to cook for 5 minutes.
Add
the diced potatoes and carrots to it. Then add a cup of water and little salt
to it. Leave it to cook for about 15 minutes, when the potatoes and carrots
must have gotten soft.
Mix
2 tbsp of flour with some water and add to the mix to thicken the filling.
Leave for two minutes. Set the mix aside to cool.
Preparing
the Dough:
Add
flour, 1 tsp of baking powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Mix well, then add
the margarine and mix again till the mixture looks like bread crumbs. Then
begin adding water little by little gently mixing the dough.
Knead
the dough well for about 10 minutes or more until your dough is smooth and elastic. Then
let it rest for 7 minutes.
Sprinkle
floor on a baking surface or floured table and place the dough on it. Then,
roll out the dough using a rolling pin, making sure that the dough is neither
too flat nor too thick. Just ensure it isn’t thin!!!
Next,
use a circular shaped cutter to cut the dough into medium size circles. To be
honest, I use a round pot cover with sharp edges.
After
that, fill the circular dough with the meat filling. You can measure it
using a tablespoon depending on the size of the pie.
Brush
the edges with the whisked egg, close and secure using a fork. Repeat the
process for all the dough.
Preheat
the oven at 170°C.
Move
the meat pies to your baking tray (Ensure that the tray was already greased
with butter or oil).
Rub
the surface of the meat pies with the beaten egg; this gives it a golden brown
look after baking.
Place
the pies in the oven and leave to bake for 30-35 minutes when it is lightly
browned.
The
meat pie is ready to be served. Yummy!!!